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The Foreign Policy of Counter Secession

The Foreign Policy of Counter Secession Preventing the Recognition of Contested States

Author: James Ker-Lindsay
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780199698394
Published In: October 2012
Format: Hardback , 240 pages
Jurisdiction: International ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Contains interviews with leading policy makers
Detailed case studies on Serbia, Georgia, and Cyprus

How do states prevent the recognition of territories that have unilaterally declared independence? At a time when the issue of secession is becoming increasingly significant on the world stage, this is the first book to consider this crucial question. Analysing the efforts of the governments of Serbia, Georgia, and Cyprus to prevent the international recognition of Kosovo, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, and northern Cyprus the work draws on in depth interviews with a number of leading policy makers to explain how each of the countries has designed, developed, and implemented its counter secession strategies. After explaining how the principle of the territorial integrity of states has tended to take precedence over the right of self-determination, it examines the range of ways countries facing a separatist threat can prevent recognition by other states and considers the increasingly important role played by international and regional organisations, especially the United Nations, in the recognition process. Additionally, it shows how forms of legitimisation or acknowledgement are also central elements of any counter-recognition process, and why steps to prevent secessionist entities from participating in major sporting and cultural bodies are given so much attention. Finally, it questions the effects of these counter recognition efforts on attempts to solve these territorial conflicts. Drawing on history, politics, and international law this book is the first and only comprehensive account of this increasingly important field of foreign policy.

Readership: Scholars and students of political science, international relations, international law, and foreign policy

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Introduction
1: Secession and Recognition in International Politics
2: Current Cases of Contested Secession
3: Reasons for Contesting Secession and Preventing Recognition
4: Planning and Implementing a Counter-Recognition Strategy
5: Preventing State Recognition
6: The Role of International Organisations
7: Judicial Bodies and Counter Recognition
Conclusion
Bibliography
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James Ker-Lindsay, Eurobank EFG Senior Research Fellow on the Politics of South East Europe, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science

James Ker-Lindsay's research focuses on issues relating to conflict, peace, and security in the Western Balkans and the Eastern Mediterranean. He is Eurobank EFG Senior Research Fellow on the Politics of South East Europe at the European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science.